Children’s Programs

This program offers individual, family and group and counselling for mothers who have experienced intimate partner violence and their children who have witnessed and/or experienced the abuse.

Group and individual sessions are offered to participants at no cost.

CYSAT – Child & Youth Sexual Assault Team (formerly Help Now)

This program is for children who have been sexually assaulted. Individual and family sessions are offered to participants at no cost.

Internet Child Exploitation

Boost’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Counselling Program provides short-term, immediate counselling for child victims of Internet sexual exploitation. A victim’s immediate family members may also be eligible. www.boostforkids.org

Breaking Free: Better Choices + Better Relationships

FCSSGW has created a unique program for both male and female youth between the ages of 12 and 17, who have been abused or have witnessed abuse in the home and are heading down the same path in their lives – acting out with aggression, bullying and violence. The eight-week group program teaches healthy, appropriate strategies for managing stress and resolving conflict.

The students who graduate from this program work as peers for other students and are extremely passionate about the program and the facilitators. They know they are being heard, respected and are learning alternative methods to bullying and violence – and they demonstrate these new behaviours on a daily basis.

Breaking Free assists teens learn to break the cycle of abuse and violence so that they learn to make better choices for themselves.

Partnering for Bright Futures Scholarship Program

This scholarship is designed to help low to modest income families (<$50,000) save for their child’s education through a shared savings program. Families are asked to save a minimum of $56 per month for 6 months. The scholarship donor will double the contribution by providing up to $667 per year for up to 3 years provided the family continues to meet the eligibility criteria. In addition, the family will also receive government contributions to their RESP as defined by the Canada Learning Bond and/or Canada Education Savings Grant. The scholarship is available to 10 families per year (1 child per family born in 2004 or later).

Individual, Couple and Family Therapy

Participants in this program attend regularly scheduled counselling sessions with a knowledgeable and professional therapist to address the issues with which children and youth and/or their parents are concerned.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for providing me with the opportunity to participate in the one-on-one credit counselling program for abused women. The tools and techniques I have learned throughout our sessions have been and will continue to be invaluable to my future as an independent woman. I am leaving our sessions with a completely positive outlook on my financial future. I now have a strong understanding of budgeting, credit management and balancing debt repayment and saving for the future

The counsellor was always respectful and friendly right from the start. She listened to my concerns and seemed to understand my situation. She helped to make a difficult situation a little easier.

Both counsellors treated me with respect. I feel more in control of my spending. I am actually excited to put what I learned into practice. I think basic budgeting and money management should be taught in the schools.

I really needed to see what was coming in and what was going out. I have been separated for 2 years and managing my own money has been one of the biggest adjustments. I had no idea what money was going out or how much was in the bank. Being on my own on one paycheck has been a huge eye opener for me. Going to the counselling sessions has really helped me to feel in control.

Compassionate approach. Very practical tools that I could learn that have helped to build my confidence.